Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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