Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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