Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have enabled people all over 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. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology