Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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