Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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