Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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