Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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