Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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