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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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