Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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