Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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