Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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