Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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