Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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