Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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