Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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