Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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