Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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