Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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