Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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