Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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