Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key 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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