Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes 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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