Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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