Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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