Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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