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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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