Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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