Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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