Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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