Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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