Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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