Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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