Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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