Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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