Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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