Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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