Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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