Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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