Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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