Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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