Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies 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 stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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