Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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