Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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