Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of 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 online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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