Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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