Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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