Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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