Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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