Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details 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 resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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