Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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