Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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