Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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