Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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