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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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