Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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