Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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