Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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