Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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