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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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