Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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