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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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