Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business 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 deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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