Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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