Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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