Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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