Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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