Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers 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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