Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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