Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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