Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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