Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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