Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants 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 mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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