Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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