Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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