Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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