Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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