Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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