Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education enable humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This 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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