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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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