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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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