Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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