Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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