Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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