Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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