Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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