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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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