Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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