Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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