Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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