Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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