Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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