Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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