Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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