Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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