Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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