Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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