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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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