Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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