Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants 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 demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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