Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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