Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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