Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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