Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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