Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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