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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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