Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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