Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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