Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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