Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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