Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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