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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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