Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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