Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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