Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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