Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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