Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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