Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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