Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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