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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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