Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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