Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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