Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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