Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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