Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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