Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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