Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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