Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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