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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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