Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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