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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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