Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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