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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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