Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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