Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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