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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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