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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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