Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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