Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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