Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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