Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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