Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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