Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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