Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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