Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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