Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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