Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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