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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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