Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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