Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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