Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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