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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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