Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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