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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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