Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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