Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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