Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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