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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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