Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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