Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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