Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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