Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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