Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses 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 normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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