Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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