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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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