Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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