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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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