Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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