Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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