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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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