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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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