Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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