Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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