Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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