Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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