Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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