Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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