Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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