Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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