Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand 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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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