Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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