Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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