Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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