Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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