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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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