Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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