Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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