Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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