Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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