Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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