Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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