Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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