Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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