Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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