Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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