Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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