Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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