Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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