Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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