Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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