Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire 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 issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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