Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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