Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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