Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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