Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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