Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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