Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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