Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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