Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies 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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