Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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