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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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