Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important 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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