Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. 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 low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum 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 developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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