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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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