Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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