Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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