Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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