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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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