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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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