Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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