Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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