Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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