Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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