Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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