Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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