Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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