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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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