Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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