Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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