Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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