Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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