Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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