Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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