Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans 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 usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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