Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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