Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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