Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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