Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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