Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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