Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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