Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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