Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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