Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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