Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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