Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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