Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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