Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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