Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over 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. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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