Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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