Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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