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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for 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. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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