Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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