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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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