Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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