Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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