Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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