Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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