Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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