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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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