Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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