Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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