Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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