Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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