Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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