Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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