Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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