Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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