Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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