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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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