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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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