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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education