Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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