Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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