Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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