Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take part in 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 normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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