Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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