Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the 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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