Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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