Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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