Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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