Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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