Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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