Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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