Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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