Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive 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 knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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