Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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