Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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