Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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