Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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