Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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