Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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