Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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