Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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