Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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