Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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