Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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