Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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