Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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