Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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