Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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