Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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