Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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