Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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