Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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