Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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