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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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