Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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