Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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