Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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