Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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