Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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