Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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