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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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