Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these open education undertakings. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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