Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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