Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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