Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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