Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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