Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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