Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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