Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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