Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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