Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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