Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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