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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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