Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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