Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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