Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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