Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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