Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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