Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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