Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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