Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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