Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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