Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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