Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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