Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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