Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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