Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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