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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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