Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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