Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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