Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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