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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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