Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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