Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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