Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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