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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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