Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with 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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