Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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