Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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