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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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