Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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