Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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