Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Education Courses