Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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