Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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