Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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