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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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