Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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