Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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