Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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