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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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