Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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