Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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