Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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