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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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