Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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