Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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