Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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