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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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