Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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