Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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