Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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