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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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