Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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