Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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