Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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