Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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