Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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