Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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