Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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