Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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