Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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