Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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