Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. 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 massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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