Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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