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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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