Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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