Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all over 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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