Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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