Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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