Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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