Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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