Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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