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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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