Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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