Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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