Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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