Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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