Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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