Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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