Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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