Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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