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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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