Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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