Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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