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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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