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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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