Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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