Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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