Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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