Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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