Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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