Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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