Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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