Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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