Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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