Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major 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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