Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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