Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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