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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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