Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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