Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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