Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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