Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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