Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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