Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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