Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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