Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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