Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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