Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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