Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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