Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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