Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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