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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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