Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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