Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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