Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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