Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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