Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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