Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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