Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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