Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key 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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