Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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