Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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