Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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