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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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