Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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