Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major 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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