Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. 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. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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