Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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