Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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