Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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