Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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