Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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