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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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