Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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