Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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