Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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