Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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