Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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