Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models 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 educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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