Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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