Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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