Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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