Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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