Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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