Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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