Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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