Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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