Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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