Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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