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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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