Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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