Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key 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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