Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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