Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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