Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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