Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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