Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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