Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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