Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to participate 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 courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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