Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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