Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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