Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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