Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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