Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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