Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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