Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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