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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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