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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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