Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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