Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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