Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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