Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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