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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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