Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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