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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers 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 handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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