Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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