Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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