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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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