Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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