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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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