Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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