Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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