Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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