Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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