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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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