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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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