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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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