Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also researches 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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